Marvel Avengers Alliance launches for iOS

Marvel: Avengers Alliance, developed by Playdom, has launched on iOS. The game has been available to play on Facebook since February 2012, is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.

The game is a combat RPG where users take control of a junior S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. They are then put up with the task of gathering the world’s super heroes to protect the city.

The game is free to play, but requires recruiting friends or in-game purchases to accrue “S.H.I.E.L.D” points to level up users Marvel heroes or purchase new equipment.

The game, originally announced for Facebook in January 2012, is Disney’s first branded Facebook game. According to AppData, the game is currently estimated at 4.7 million monthly active users and over a million daily users. An Android version of the game is in the works and due out soon.